Naturehumaine enlivens mid-century Montreal house with plant-covered wall

March 23, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

A sliding screen offers glimpses to the living room beneath this plant-filled wall, which architecture firm Nauturehumaine has added to a 1940s house in Montreal. The local studio renovated the mid-century property in the Canadian city’s residential Outremont borough for a couple and their two children. At the request of the wife, who works in the

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Naturehumaine enlivens mid-century Montreal house with plant-covered wall

March 23, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

A sliding screen offers glimpses to the living room beneath this plant-filled wall, which architecture firm Nauturehumaine has added to a 1940s house in Montreal. The local studio renovated the mid-century property in the Canadian city’s residential Outremont borough for a couple and their two children. At the request of the wife, who works in the

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Forensic Architecture to create 3D video of Grenfell Tower fire

March 23, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The independent spatial research group Forensic Architecture is seeking footage of the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower to create a 3D video that could build a better understanding of how the disaster unfolded.  Forensic Architecture believe many of the witnesses of the fire hold recordings on their smartphones or cameras that could help piece together how the

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Forensic Architecture to create 3D video of Grenfell Tower fire

March 23, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The independent spatial research group Forensic Architecture is seeking footage of the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower to create a 3D video that could build a better understanding of how the disaster unfolded.  Forensic Architecture believe many of the witnesses of the fire hold recordings on their smartphones or cameras that could help piece together how the

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Micro homes inside water pipes could take advantage of unused urban space

March 16, 2018 Sebastian Jordahn 0

The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living video series features a proposal to create micro homes inside concrete water pipes. OPod Tube Housing is a concept by Hong Kong-based studio James Law Cybertecture, to transform 2.5-metre-wide concrete water pipes into temporary living spaces, with facilities for living, cooking and bathing. The idea is that these tubular structures

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Wimbledon house was meant to solve the British housing problem but didn’t, says Richard Rogers

March 15, 2018 Ben Hobson 0

In this exclusive video interview, British architect Richard Rogers reflects on the influence of the seminal house he designed for his parents at 22 Parkside in Wimbledon, London. Designed in the late 1960s by Rogers and his then wife Su, the Wimbledon house – also known as the Rogers House – was intended to demonstrate

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William Kaven designs sturdy house on Lake Michigan for bracing weather

March 14, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

American architecture firm William Kaven has designed a concrete, blackened timber and glass residence on the shore of Lake Michigan to withstand the area’s extreme winter weather. Camp Minoh is located near the town of Charlevoix, in northern Michigan, on a sandy waterfront site that experiences frequent storms and gales during the colder part of

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Parasitic extensions to Paris apartment building could reduce energy consumption

March 14, 2018 Calum Lindsay 0

Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video features a proposal by Malka Architecture to improve the energy efficiency of a Parisian apartment building, by attaching boxy, parasitic extensions to its exterior. Titled Plug-in City 75, the proposal would see parasitic cubes mounted onto the facade of a building in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, extending the floor plates

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Angular concrete shell encloses interior gardens at The Window House by Formzero

March 11, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

A faceted concrete shell punctuated by openings of varying sizes wraps around this house in Kuala Lumpur, which contains pockets of interior landscaping that create private outdoor spaces. Local studio Formzero designed The Window House for a hillside site on the edge of a forest overlooking the Malaysian capital. The architects’ initial thoughts were to

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